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Issue #366 | On’s New Cloud Sneaker Uses Spray-On Plastic to Build a Shoe in 6 Minutes
+ A Cartier That Predates the Tank Is Just Now Getting Its Due
Patrick McLaughlin
July 17, 2024
On’s New Cloud Sneaker Uses Spray-On Plastic to Build a Shoe in 6 Minutes
Remember Bella Hadid’s spray-on dress? This is kinda that, but for shoes. But while Hadid’s stunt was a moment in time, these On sneakers might spell the future for footwear. Making uppers can be a marathon of a process with several moving parts and involved parties, explains Fast Company, but the Swiss shoe company has figured out a way to make them in a single step. A robot sprays TPU onto a last, and within a matter of minutes—voila, a sneaker is spun into existence. Here’s how On developed the tech, and what it promises for the company and tomorrow’s shoes.
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A Cartier That Predates the Tank Is Just Now Getting Its Due
Cartier’s Tank will forever be imitated, but never replaced. Then there’s the Crash, with its Dali-esque dial, which was having a moment until Tom Brady ruined it. But before both was the Tortue, a tortoise-shell shaped piece created in 1912 that walked so the rest could run. “The Tortue would quickly sprout proverbial legs and take on sophisticated complications: By 1928, the collection featured both monopusher chronograph and minute repeater complications, and in more recent decades, a host of other versions,” says Robb Report.
Q&A: Giorgio Armani Is Never Done Exploring New Ideas
The Italian designer famous for dressing Richard Gere in American Gigolo, to name what might be Giorgio Armani’s smallest contribution to the world of fashion, just turned 90 and is far from calling it quits. After decades at work transforming the business of fashion, the way we dress, and culture at large, Armani takes a moment to speak with Esquire’s creative director, Nick Sullivan, on what’s behind the mountain of work he’s created—kind of everything, from how sports have shaped his work ethic, to how social media detracts from good style, to what it takes to keep things feeling fresh in a very fast moving world.
WatchWatch
Good luck getting your hands on a new Rolex Daytona anytime soon. After sales associates told him it would be 15 years to secure one, and that in the meantime they’d “register his interest” alongside thousands of other hopefuls, writer Allen Farmelo dissects why the watch company seems to be manufacturing scarcity. Likely, it has something to do with Swiss brands’ falling prices in the secondary market. Swatch, maker of the MoonSwatch, doesn’t seem to be faring much better overseas. In more watch news that’s puzzling insiders, a Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar just went for more than a milly at auction.
Mixed Bag
Tame Impala brings a touch of psychedelia to minimalist French label A.P.C. All the best colognes on Amazon. Malin+Goetz deodorant, Rag and Bone denim, and more steep discounts from Nordstrom’s anniversary sale. Marlon Brando’s tux from The Godfather could fetch upwards of $200K at auction. The difference between a $20 and $200 tie.
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